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- Title
Posterior reversible encephalopathy and Guillain–Barré syndrome: which came first, the chicken or the egg? A review of literature.
- Authors
Storti, Benedetta; Vedovello, Marcella; Riva, Riccardo; Agazzi, Emanuela; Censori, Bruno; Manara, Ornella; Sessa, Maria; Rottoli, Maria Rosa
- Abstract
Posterior reversible encephalopathy (PRES) is a rare occurrence in patients with Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) with only nine adult cases reported to date. We conducted a review of the literature and compared previous cases with a novel case admitted to our clinic. In light of the timing of the symptoms, it is assumable that arterial hypertension can develop acutely during a phase of GBS-related autonomic dysfunction and subsequently precipitates PRES. According to this, dysautonomia caused by GBS could precede motor weakness; thus, PRES in the absence of any strong alternative etiology may suggest an underlying GBS.
- Subjects
POSTERIOR leukoencephalopathy syndrome; EGGS; GUILLAIN-Barre syndrome; LITERATURE reviews; ETIOLOGY of diseases
- Publication
Neurological Sciences, 2020, Vol 41, Issue 12, p3663
- ISSN
1590-1874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10072-020-04496-1